WIARD WOGGLEBUG
Limited WARRANTY: Make Noise warrants this product to be free of defects in materials or construction for a period of one year from the date of purchase (proof of purchase/invoice required). Malfunction resulting from wrong power supply voltages, backwards power cable connection, abuse of the product or any other causes determined by Make Noise to be the fault of the user are not covered by this warranty, and normal service rates will apply.
Installation: The Make Noise Wiard Wogglebug is an electronic signal generator requiring 50mA of +/-12V regulated power and properly formatted distribution receptacle to operate. It is designed to be used within the euro format modular synthesizer system. Go to http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/a100t_e.htm for the details of this format.
1 2 10 3 4 11 5 12 6 7 13 8 14 15 9 16 Panel Controls 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Heart In. Chaos Balance. Random Gate Burst. Smooth VCO range. External Clock In. Random Gate Burst. Clock Rate/Chaos Control. Clock/Chaos Control In. Ring Mod External In. Stepped CV out. Smooth CV out. Smooth VCO out. Ring Mod out. Woggle VCO out. Woggle VCO range. Woggle time. Woggle CV out.
Smooth & Stepped(Shot to the) Heart IN: Signals applied here will be injected directly to the uncertainly beating heart of the Wogglebug. Accepts Control Voltages or Audio Rate signals. Chaos Balance: When nothing is inserted at the Heart IN, Chaos Balance acts in a way similar to the original Wogglebug Cluster Panel control, setting the range of probable values. Turning this control CCW, the random values generated by the system tend to “cluster.
Woggle Woggle CV: A of product of the Smooth/ Stepped CV, this voltage quivers, shakes and Chases after the heart of the system... always. Woggle: This control Sets how quickly (or slowly) the Woggle is able to catch the Smooth/ Stepped circuit. Woggle Range: This control sets the upper limit for the Frequency of the Woggle VCO. Woggle VCO OUT: Square wave, audio rate signal appears here, controlled in some part by the Woggle and Woggle Range panel controls as well as the Smooth VCO.
Overview: Amongst other things, the Make Noise Wogglebug contains the following:1 Voltage Controlled Clock, 1 Sample & Hold, 2 Lag Processors, 1 Random Gate Burst Generator, and 2 VCO1 Digi Ring Mod-most of which are patchable via the instrument's panel. While I have broken the Panel Controls & I/O description into Sections for explanation, please understand that ALL portions of the Wogglebug Interact in a system that is capable of CV and Signal generation, as well as CV and Signal Processing.
IS THE WOGGLEBUG MY SYNTHESIZER'S ID MONSTER? SHOULD I BEWARE of the WOGGLEBUG? YES and maybe. The "WoggleBug" is a random voltage generator, originally designed by Grant Richter of Wiard Synthesizers. The Wogglebug's purpose is to overtake the control voltages produced by your keyboard during performance and to give voice to your synthesizer's ID. It is your synthesizer's ID MONSTER.
Tips and Tricks: -Utilizing an external clock will allow for separate control of the rate of change within the system, and the smoothness of response. When an external clock is inserted, the Clock Rate/ Chaos Control affects only the smoothing circuit. -Utilizing high frequency external Clocks, such as a VCO or the Clock from the Doepfer A-188 BBD modules, will produce interesting results at the Stepped OUT, not unlike bit crushing.
